Erika Tsukada

Erika Tsukada
Native name	塚田恵梨花
Born	(1998-08-27) August 27, 1998 (age 26)
Hometown	Suginami, Tokyo
Career
Achieved professional status	October 1, 2014(2014-10-01) (aged 16)
Badge Number	W-51
Rank	Women's 2-dan
Teacher	Yasuaki Tsukada (9-dan)
Websites
JSA profile page

Erika Tsukada (塚田 恵梨花, Tsukada Erika, born August 27, 1998) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.

Early life

Tsukuda was born on August 27, 1998, in Suginami, Tokyo.^[1]

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Tsukada's promotion history is as follows:^[2]

• 2-kyū: October 1, 2014
• 1-kyū: June 23, 2017
• 1-dan: April 1, 2019
• 2-dan: May 8, 2023

Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Personal life

Tsukuda's father Yasuaki is a professional shogi player and her mother Sachiko is a retired women's professional shogi player.^[3][4]

References

1. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Tsukada Erika" 女流棋士データベース: 塚田恵梨花 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Erika Tsukada] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
2. "Joryū Kishi Dētabēsu: Tsukada Erika Shōdan Rireki" 女流棋士データベース: 塚田恵梨花 昇段履歴 [Women's Professional Shogi Player Database: Erika Tsukada Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
3. "Tsukuda Erika Kenshūkain ga Jugatsu yori Joryū Nikyū ni" 塚田恵梨花研修会員が10月より女流2級に [Training group member Erika Tsukuda becomes Female professional 2-kyū from October] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. September 22, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
4. Okuno, Daiji (January 12, 2018). "Shōgikai no Oyako, Kyōdaishimai Puro Ryōshin and Ko ga Puro no Shogi Ikka mo" 将棋界の親子, 兄弟姉妹プロ　両親＆子がプロの将棋一家も [Parent-child, brother-sister professional shogi families]. Abema Times (in Japanese). AbemaTV. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

External links

• ShogiHub: Tsukada, Erika